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Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Date: 
Thu, 30 Dec 1999 02:03:05 GMT
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lpieniazek@NOMORESPAMnovera.com
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Shiri wrote:

> > I think most of us would be delighted to live a bit longer than we currently
> > think is what's achievable. I myself could easily see wanting to go 200 years.
> 
> Not to insult or something, but being immortal is much more than 200 years.
> It's for eternity. If you can't grasp eternity, think 1 million years. (which
> is nothing compared to eternity.)

Not to insult or something but I didn't say that immortality was the
same thing as living for 200 years, I merely said that I could easily
see wanting to go 200 years and that I would like to have a choice about
how long to live rather than a fixed end point.

Being FORCED to live forever would be cruel punishment indeed, as your
snipped examples amply demonstrate.

> P.S. Wow, that was a serious letter! Sorry if I over-whelmed you. I think I
> over-whelmed myself. :-)

c /over-whelmed/overwhelmed/  OR use whelmed in a sentence by itself.
:-) I imagine you are E2L but in english, one only hyphenates words that
can stand alone and sometimes not even then.

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  Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
 
(...) currently (...) years. (...) (which (...) That makes your point clearer. In that case, I agree. (...) Yes, I am E2L (or ESL), and thanks for the tip. -Shiri (27 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) Not to insult or something, but being immortal is much more than 200 years. It's for eternity. If you can't grasp eternity, think 1 million years. (which is nothing compared to eternity.) Think of this - everybody you know dies. You meet new (...) (27 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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